Rødekro () is a

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, with a population of 6,189 (1 January 2025),BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density
The Mobile Statbank from

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in Aabenraa Municipality in

Region of Southern Denmark The Region of Southern Denmark (, ; , ; ) is an administrative region of Denmark established on Monday 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which abolished the traditional counties ("amter") and set up five larger regions ...

on the

Jutland Jutland (; , ''Jyske Halvø'' or ''Cimbriske Halvø''; , ''Kimbrische Halbinsel'' or ''Jütische Halbinsel'') is a peninsula of Northern Europe that forms the continental portion of Denmark and part of northern Germany (Schleswig-Holstein). It ...

peninsula in south

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. It is located 33 km north of the Denmark-Germany border, 37 km northeast of

Tønder Tønder (; ) is a town in the Region of Southern Denmark. With a population of 7,477 (as of 1 January 2025), it is the main town and the administrative seat of the Tønder Municipality. History The first mention of Tønder might have been in th ...

, 28 km southwest of

Haderslev Haderslev (; ) is a Denmark, Danish town in the Region of Southern Denmark with a population of 22,405 (1 January 2025).Aabenraa Aabenraa (; , ; South Jutlandic: ''Affenråe'', also known as Åbenrå) is a town in Southern Denmark, at the head of the Aabenraa Fjord, an arm of the Little Belt, north of the Denmark–Germany border and north of German town of Flensburg. It ...

. Rødekro was the seat of the former Rødekro Municipality ( Danish, '' kommune'') until 1 January 2007. The town is served by Rødekro station on the Fredericia–Padborg railway line. Hotel Røde-Kro is a

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and

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located in the centre of the town just north of the railway station. The hotels history dates back to 1649 and it was this Inn who named the town (Rødekro means Red Inn in Danish).The history of the hotel
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Rødekro Municipality

The former Rødekro municipality covered an area of 202 km², and had a total population of 11,695 (2005). Its last mayor was Tove Larsen, a member of the

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(''Socialdemokraterne'')

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. The municipality was created in 1970 due to a ("Municipality Reform") that combined a number of existing

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es: *

Egvad Parish Egvad Parish is a Parish (Denmark), parish in the Diocese of Haderslev in Aabenraa Municipality, Denmark. References

Parishes in Aabenraa Municipality Parishes of Denmark {{SouthernDK-stub ...

* Hellevad Parish *

Hjordkær Parish Hjordkær Parish () is a parish in the Diocese of Haderslev in Aabenraa Municipality, Denmark. Hjordkær Church is located in the village of Hjordkær Hjordkær () is a town in Hjordkær Parish, Aabenraa Municipality, Region of Southern D ...

* Rise Parish * Øster Løgum Parish On 1 January 2007 Rødekro municipality ceased to exist as the result of ''Kommunalreformen'' ("The Municipality Reform" of 2007). It was merged with Bov, Lundtoft, Tinglev, and

Aabenraa Aabenraa (; , ; South Jutlandic: ''Affenråe'', also known as Åbenrå) is a town in Southern Denmark, at the head of the Aabenraa Fjord, an arm of the Little Belt, north of the Denmark–Germany border and north of German town of Flensburg. It ...

municipalities to form the new Aabenraa municipality. This created a municipality with an area of 951 km² and a total population of 60,151 (2005). The new municipality belongs to

("South Denmark Region").

Notable people

* Anette Hoffmann (born 1971 at Egvad) a former Danish team handball player, twice team gold medallist at the

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and

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* Mike Andersen (born 1977 in Rødekro) a Danish blues and soul songwriter, guitarist, singer and bandleader *

René Bach René Bach (born 7 June 1990, in Hjordkær, Rødekro) is a motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark. Career He was a member of the Denmark U-21 national team. He started his British leagues career in 2009, joining the Newcastle Diamonds f ...

(born 1990 in

Hjordkær Hjordkær () is a town in Hjordkær Parish, Aabenraa Municipality, Region of Southern Denmark in Denmark. It is located 9 km west of Aabenraa and 7 km south of Rødekro and has a population of 1,612 (1 January 2025).

, Rødekro) a motorcycle speedway rider, member of Denmark U-21 national team * Lea Hansen (born 1999 in Rødekro) a Danish handball player who currently plays for Silkeborg-Voel KFUM

External links

The new Aabenraa municipality's official website (Danish only)

References

* Municipal statistics
NetBorger Kommunefakta
delivered fro
KMD aka Kommunedata (Municipal Data)
* Municipal mergers and neighbors
Eniro new municipalities map
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rodekro Former municipalities of Denmark Cities and towns in the Region of Southern Denmark Aabenraa Municipality